July 2020

July 29, 2020

Remains of 286 Jews murdered in Holocaust found in Ukraine basement

Follow this link https://eurojewcong.org/news/communities-news/ukraine/bodies-of-286-jews-murdered-in-holocaust-found-in-ukraine-basement/ to read the story published on the European Jewish Congress website.

July 17, 2020

Applying for Portuguese Citizenship

The Socialist Party, the ruling party in Portugal has stepped back from its attempt to severely limit applications for citizenship from descendants of Sephardic Jews of Portuguese origin. In May, the Socialists submitted a draft amendment to the 2015 law that grants citizenship to people who can prove they are […]

July 8, 2020

Personal Mentoring – Brickwalls or Dead End

Jewishgen.org through its Education program offers many online courses https://www.jewishgen.org/education/ that newbies and experienced “geners“ will be able to make use of. Nancy Holden offers “Brickwalls or Dead Ends” that certainly will resonate with all researchers. JewishGen’s “Brick Walls or Dead End is a three week course focusing on one […]